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Article: Fed: Hu never threatened with deportation
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- March 9, 2005
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AAP General News (Australia)
03-09-2005
Fed: Hu never threatened with deportation
CANBERRA, March 9 AAP - A 104-year-old Chinese woman living illegally in Australia
was never threatened with deportation, Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said today.
Senator Vanstone said Cui Yu Hu and her family knew Mrs Hu would have to go through
the processes and be denied a visa application by the Immigration Department and the Migration
Review Tribunal (MRT) before Senator Vanstone could use her ministerial powers to intervene
and a visa, which she did late last night.
Senator Vanstone said at no stage did the Immigration Department decide Mrs Hu would
be deported and the only reason she was ...